STAFF at a hospital in Redhill which is planning to charge employees to park their cars have declared their opposition to the proposal.

Bosses at East Surrey Hospital held a consultation with workers on plans to charge them £120 a year for the right to park at the hospital site, a move which was recommended by board members last year as a way of generating extra income.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust held a meeting with union representatives on April 30, revealing that around 300 responses were received from staff and with the majority opposed to the plans.

The consultation ended in March, and the full results are set to be published in July.

Unison's Surrey secretary Zena Dodgson said staff members were in talks about strike action and accused the trust of “corporate greed”.

“Staff present [at the meeting] reiterated their opposition to charges being brought in,” she said.

The trust’s director of corporate service and facilities, Andrew Hines, said: “We have recently completed a consultation process with staff about the proposed introduction of car parking charges and are considering all responses.

"We anticipate that the options and recommendations will be presented to the trust board for a decision in July.

"We will take into account staff responses, costs of providing car parking and good practice elsewhere.”